) A pâté chinois; half nibblets, half cream corn | |
| Type | Savoury pie Casserole |
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| Place of origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Main ingredients | Ground beef, onions, maize or creamed corn, mashed potatoes, vinegar |
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Pâté chinois (pronounced [pɑte ʃinwa] in French or Shepherd's Pie in English is a Canadian dish similar to English shepherd's pie or French hachis Parmentier.
Ingredients
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The dish is made with layered ground beef (sometimes mixed with sautéed diced onions) on the bottom layer, canned corn (either whole-kernel, creamed, or a mix) for the middle layer, and mashed potatoes on top. Seasonings may be added to the top. Variations may include reversing the layering of ingredients with potatoes at the bottom, then meat, topped with cream corn; adding diced bell peppers to the ground beef, and serving the dish with pickled eggs or beets. Once served, ketchup may be added.
Cultural references
In the Québécois humorous television program La Petite Vie, pâté chinois is used to show one of the characters' abysmal lack of common sense as she regularly fails to properly prepare it, for example, by laying the three ingredients side by side instead of layering them, or forgetting to mash the potatoes.
See also
- List of pies, tarts and flans
References
- What's Cooking?, "Pate Chinois (French Canadian Shepherd's Pie)" (3 March 2006)